Sam Altman returns as CEO of OpenAI and changes board members


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TechCrunch

Due to the issue surrounding the treatment of Sam Altman, the founder of AI development company OpenAI, which has been causing a stir in the IT industry over the past few days, OpenAI has announced that Sam Altman, who once resigned, will return as CEO. The members of the board of directors have also changed.



Sam Altman stepped down as CEO of OpenAI and left the company on November 17, 2023.

This resignation was effectively a dismissal by the board of directors, and there was a strong backlash from within the company and investors, leading to a movement to have Mr. Altman reinstated. However, after discussions, it was decided that Altman would not return, and Twitch founder Emmett Shea was appointed interim CEO.

Sam Altman will not return to OpenAI, but former Twitch CEO Emmet Shea will become interim CEO - GIGAZINE



On the other hand, Microsoft has announced that it will accept Altman and others.

Microsoft announces the joining of Sam Altman and other former OpenAI members - GIGAZINE


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Johannes Marliem

However, the situation did not calm down, and 90% of OpenAI's employees signed a letter stating that they would join the new company unless Mr. Altman returned and all directors resigned.

90% of OpenAI's employees demand ``Sam Altman's return and the resignation of all directors'' and threaten to go to a new company unless he quits, and Ilya Satskyvar, who is said to be an opponent, also turns to Altman's faction - GIGAZINE



As part of Altman's return, new board members announced include former Salesforce CEO Brett Taylor, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Quora co-founder and traditional board member Adam. Mr. D'Angelo.

It has been pointed out that the cause of the uproar was that Helen Toner, a board member, published a paper critical of OpenAI, which made Altman uncomfortable, but there is no clear explanation regarding this. There is no explanation, so details are unknown.

Is OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman's dismissal caused by an attempt to oust a board member who wrote a paper critical of the company? - GIGAZINE


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Greg Brockman, who resigned as president of OpenAI at the same time as Mr. Altman, has posted about his return to OpenAI.



Mr. Altman responded to the post on the official OpenAI account with emojis.



Afterwards, he talks about his joy in returning to OpenAI.



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